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Moshe Sakal

Autor de The Diamond Setter

1 Obra 37 Miembros 4 Reseñas

Obras de Moshe Sakal

The Diamond Setter (2018) 37 copias

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An apprentice jeweller, assistant to his uncle, is writing a novel based on family stories about the effects on the extended family of a blue diamond given to his great-great-aunt, a famous singer, by Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire and supposed to be cursed.

A confusing mish-mash where it is not clear whether what we are reading is what "actually" happened or Tom/Tomi's creative re-telling of the family stories. Another novel where I wished I'd constructed a family tree to keep me oriented, especially as the family is even more extended than first appears. I was reading this through a bout of illness, which was probably the wrong time to do it.… (más)
 
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Robertgreaves | 3 reseñas más. | Aug 28, 2023 |
The Diamond Setter seems to have lost some sense of clarity during its translation. With a wide variety of characters and time frames, I promise you reader that confusion and frustration without any pay-off, will be your reward for reading the entire book by Moshe Sakal.
 
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GordonPrescottWiener | 3 reseñas más. | Aug 24, 2023 |
Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles, homoerotic tensions, and family secrets across generations and borders, illuminating diverse facets of life in the Middle East.
 
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HandelmanLibraryTINR | 3 reseñas más. | Apr 16, 2018 |
*eARC Netgalley*
 
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Critterbee | 3 reseñas más. | Apr 16, 2018 |

Estadísticas

Obras
1
Miembros
37
Popularidad
#390,572
Valoración
2.0
Reseñas
4
ISBNs
3